During the NBA All-Star Game, one thing that stood out was the competitiveness shown by San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama. Although Team World, Wembanyama’s team, lost both of their games en route to being eliminated quickly, Wembanyama was clearly playing hard and playing to win.
How was the All-Star Weekend? As per always, I watched none of it. The only thing I really saw was an in-game dunk by Jaxson Hayes during the Slam Dunk Contest. Admittedly, I kind of loved that this was the moment that went viral.
The San Antonio Spurs “home stretch” of the Rodeo Road Trip in Austin kicked off with a bang. The Spurs secured a 121-94 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
The music was bumping, the crowd leaned forward and the fiesta-themed jerseys once again felt right at home in a city that prides itself on keeping things weird.
How many of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award -- officially named the Kobe Bryant Trophy in 2020 -- in the three-point era (1979-80) can you name in five minutes?
The San Antonio Spurs picked up right where they left off before the midseason break, scoring an easy win over the Phoenix Suns, 121-94, at Moody Center on Thursday.
The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.
The San Antonio Spurs returned from the All-Star break with a statement, dismantling the Phoenix Suns 121-94 in Austin on Thursday night. It wasn’t just a win—it was a reminder that this Spurs team is built for something bigger.
Stephon Castle scored 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs owned the middle two periods and dominated the short-handed Phoenix Suns 121-94 on Thursday in Austin, Texas, to win their seventh straight game.
The Suns were missing their emotional leader in Dillon Brooks, who was suspended for tonight’s game after committing 16 technical fouls before the All Star Break.
Victor Wembanyama is about to stack up a lot of paper this offseason. The San Antonio Spurs star big man Wembanyama is expected to secure a five-year, $252 million max extension from the team this offseason, Bobby Marks of ESPN reported on Thursday.
Dylan Harper is having a good rookie campaign for the San Antonio Spurs. The second overall pick is producing at a solid level for a rotation player in a stacked Spurs backcourt, with averages of 10.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 43 games off the bench.
Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.
The San Antonio Spurs start the post All-Star Break leg with the second best record in the NBA’s Western Conference standings. As one of the few veterans in the team’s rotation, De’Aaron Fox makes no bones about the path to the playoffs for the Silver and Black.
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been in decline for a good while now, with most of the best players in the league refusing to compete in the dunking exhibition.
The Spurs were not supposed to be here. Everyone knows that. San Antonio finished 13th in the Western Conference a season ago and entered this year talking about growth, not standings.
The San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns will have differing goals when they square off Thursday in Austin, Texas, in the teams' return to action after the weeklong All-Star break.
It may not have ended the way he or anyone envisioned, but Chris Paul had a heck of a career. However, his legacy is a complicated one. The Point God played for seven different teams over the course of 21 seasons, and was named to the All-NBA team 11 times.
The San Antonio Spurs are adding even more veteran assistance in the frontcourt. The Spurs are signing free agent center Mason Plumlee to a 10-day contract, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The NBA All-Star Game has long faced a familiar problem: no defense, intensity, and barely any reason for fans to care. It was reflected clearly in the numbers; ratings declined, star participation dwindled, and social media kept complaining.
San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant had the Slam Dunk Contest in his grasp Saturday night, but let it slip away in the final round. Bryant was unable to land a between-the-legs alley-oop dunk in the final round of the dunk contest, effectively conceding the win to Miami’s Keshad Johnson.
The Spurs have agreed to grant Jeremy Sochan his release, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). The team officially announced in a press release that the fourth-year forward has been placed on waivers.